Browsing Tag Buster Douglas

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  Like It Or Not, The Throne Is Empty

  A few months ago we witnessed one of the more memorable heavyweight battles of recent years as alphabet titleholder and top-two contender Deontay Wilder faced off against the last ...

  On March 20, 2019 / By Hunter Breckenridge
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  The Legacy of Douglas vs Tyson

  What is the legacy of James “Buster” Douglas’ astonishing knockout of Mike Tyson? Perhaps an impossible question to answer, though we’ve had almost three decades to digest its ...

  On February 12, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Feb. 11, 1990: Douglas vs Tyson

  28 years ago today, it happened: Douglas vs Tyson. The biggest upset in boxing history. Every fan knows the narrative. In 1990, the undefeated Mike Tyson appeared indomitable, ...

  On February 11, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Nov. 8, 1997: Holyfield vs Moorer II

  The glorious second coming of Evander Holyfield had manifested itself a full year previous to his rematch with Michael Moorer, but it remained for some boxing fans a ...

  On November 8, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Underdogs, The Real Deal, And Me

  “I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali himself, but also the victory of the underdog. Back ...

  On March 24, 2017 / By Jamie Rebner
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  One Night In Vegas

  It was inevitable that somewhere in ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 series there would be a film on Mike Tyson. But instead of a conventional documentary on Tyson’s life, which ...

  On September 1, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Welcome to Shocker Week

  At a polite social gathering, a friend introduces you to someone as, among other things, “a boxing fan,” or “a boxing writer,” or perhaps even “an ardent follower ...

  On February 8, 2015 / By Michael Carbert